Your Guide to Anything and Everything Boston

Got an email recently about a mobile app company called Toursphere that provides tours of Boston that you can pull up on your phone. I'm listening to the Boston Public Garden one right now. Pretty informative (and free) for out of towners that want to walk around Boston on their own and not have to read a tour book.

Mobile app platform TourSphere has put together a list of free mobile apps here in Boston (or a day trip away) that provide users with great multimedia tours of historical sites, gardens, and cities. The tours, which just need a mobile device (smartphone, iPad, etc.) to access, provide visitors with maps, supplementary multimedia materials, and other information, and they're great for bringing places to life for the kids.

Boston Area

Boston Public Garden: Explore the oldest
public botanical garden in America with this photo-rich interactive app
from the Friends of the Public Gardenhttp://publicgarden.toursphere.com
First
Shot: Battle of Lexington: Allow your phone to lead you through
historic downtown Lexington, all the while learning more about the
Battle of Lexington through photos and audio accounts from those
involved.http://lexington.toursphere.com
Gore
Place: Explore the 1806 mansion and estate of politician, investor, and
gentleman farmer Christopher Gore and his wife Rebecca. Photos and
videos give you a glimpse into both history and architecture.http://goreplace.toursphere.com
Mt.
Auburn Cemetery: It's America's first landscaped cemetery and the
resting place of a number of notable figures. Explore the renowned
landscape, art, architecture and graves.http://mountauburn.toursphere.com
Mary
Baker Eddy Library: Explore exhibits, from the Hall of Ideas to the
Mapparium, at this hidden gem of a museum in downtown Boston.http://mbelibrary.toursphere.com
MetroWest
Visitors Bureau: Shop, dine and explore the Metrowest area, led by this
app, which also includes deals and special offers.http://metrowest.toursphere.com
Boston:
An Insider's Tour: The insider's audio tour of Boston leads you down
secret alleys and hidden paths--to the heart of the real Beantown. Visit
the former HQ of the Boston mafia, meet a Boston mayor elected from
jail, and sip a cappuccino with locals in the North End.http://boston.toursphere.com
Thoreau Farm: Tour the farm of Henry David Thoreau, where history meets modern invention with videos and other multimedia.http://thoreau.toursphere.com

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